Topics Submission

Management of water resources Authors are invited to submit an abstract (min 400 to max - Climate change impact on water resources 600 words) format A4, Times in English or in French - Anthropogenic disturbances impact on water resources according to the template available on the conference - Watershed assessment and monitoring website http://watmed9.uca.ma/. Authors with accepted - Hydrologic Models abstracts will be invited to submit their papers. Selected th - Erosion and sediment transport papers by the Scientific Committee will be submitted for 9 International Conference on - Irrigation technologies and practices peer-reviewed publication in the following journals: Water Resources in the Mediterranean Basin - Rational and efficient use of water resources in agriculture . Desalination and Water Treatment Journal: - Governance and water policy www.deswater.com - Ecosystem Restoration WATMED9 - Sustainable use of water resources . Euro-Mediterranean Journal for Environmental Integration www.springer.com/journal/ Water quality and pollution Call for Abstracts - Water contamination - Groundwater and Freshwater quality Official language

- Coastal and offshore pollution The official language of the conference is English and Marrakech- - Pharmaceuticals & Micro-pollutants - Water Borne Diseases French.

May 26-28, 2021 - Emergent toxins - Pollution and health issues New Important dates - Water Quality Assessment and Protection, - Agricultural water pollution 30 October 2020: Deadline for abstract submission 30 November 2020: Notification of abstract acceptance Non-conventional water resources reclamation, recycling 30 December 2020: Deadline for paper submission and reuse

- Innovative technologies for sustainable water and wastewater treatment Registration fees - Urban and Industrial water and wastewater treatment High Low - Water desalination - Eco-solutions for water and wastewater treatment income income - Sanitation solutions for rural communities countries countries - Leachate treatment Academics 250 Euros 150 Euros - Management of sludge - Treated water and wastewater reuse Students 150 Euros 100 Euros - Economics of water and wastewater treatment and Others 300 Euros 200 Euros management

Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus Deadline for payment of registration fees: 15 March - Managing the nexus at local, regional, and global levels 2021. - Role of technology in the WEF nexus Registration fees include the conference documents, coffee - New approaches managing the WEF nexus breaks and lunches, technical visit. - Nexus methods and tools

Vitor Vasconcelos, CIIMAR, Porto (Portugal)

Scope

Scientific Committee The constraints associated with water management in the Organising Committee Mediterranean are subject to a huge dynamism due to Chairs: Prof. Laila Mandi, FSSM/CNEREE (Morocco) global changes such as climate change that will aggravate Prof. Naaila Ouazzani, FSSM/CNEREE (Morocco) Chairs: Prof. Faissal Aziz, FPS/CNEREE (Morocco) Prof. Ouafa Cherifi, FST/CNEREE (Morocco) extreme phenomena (floods, droughts….) and regional Abdelfatah Mallah, Najah National University, Nablus (Palestine) variations such as population and tourism-related Abdeslam-Hassan Meniai, Constantine 3 University (Algeria) Abderrahim Brakez, FSSM, UCA, Morocco pressures in the coastal areas. Mediterranean areas face Ahmed Chehbouni, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco) Abderrahim Jaouad, FSSM, UCA, Morocco dramatic changes that will affect the sustainability, Ahmed Kettab, National Polytechnic School of Algiers (Algeria) Abdessamad Hejjaj, CNEREE, UCA, Morocco Amer Salman, Jordan University (Jordan) quantity, quality, and management of water resources. Brahim Oudra, FSSM, UCA, Morocco Amine Elleuch, Faculty of Science, Sfax (Tunisia) Fatima Ait Nouh, CNEREE/FPS, UCA, Morocco The differences between territorial gaps, social-economic Andreas Angelakis, NAGREF (Greece) Laila Mandi, CNEREE/FSSM, UCA, Morocco development and technological progress create the need Brahim Oudra, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco) Lhoucine Gebrati, ENSAS, UCA, Morocco for different kinds of intervention. So, it becomes Dominique Trebouet, PHC Institut, Strasbourg, (France) El Khadir Lakhal, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco) Naaila Ouazzani, FSSM, UCA, Morocco necessary to think globally and act locally in the water Emad Al-Karablieh, Jordan University (Jordan) Ouissal Saadallah, CNEREE, UCA, Morocco sector. It is therefore essential to begin today to design Faissal Aziz, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco) Tarik Khalla, FSSM, UCA, Morocco new ways of water management, to ensure greater equity, Fatima Arib, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco) efficiency and sustainability of resource uses. Integrated Ghani Chehbouni, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Morocco) PhD students Committee Ghazzal Mohamed Nawfal, Paris-Sud University, Orsay (France) water management is one of the pillars of sustainable Aafaf Krimech, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco th Hassan Elhalouani, Mohammed Premier University, Oujda (Morocco) development. In this context, the organization of the 9 Hussein I. Abdel-Shafy, National Research Centre, Cairo (Egypt) Aba Roseline Prisca, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco edition of the International Conference on “Water Jalal Halwani, , Tripoli (Lebanon) Abdelaali Ahmali, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco Resources in the Mediterranean Basin” (WATMED9) Jean François DELIEGE, Liège university, Liege (Belgium) Hasnae Sabri, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco aims at bringing together experts in the Mediterranean Jauad El Kharraz, MEDRC Water Research, Muscat (Oman) Ilham Mazlani, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco Khadija Haboubi, ENSA Alhoceima (Morocco) Khadija Zidan, FSA/CNEREE, Morocco basin in order to mobilize innovations, knowledge and Kholoud Kahime, Cadi Ayyad University, (Morocco) skills for advancing the cause of water, expanding the Richard Mugani, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco Manuel Valiente, Barcelona Autonomous University ((Spain) Sofyan Sbahi, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco exchange of relevant experiences. Also, to up-to-date Maria Concetta Bruzzoniti, University of Turin (Italy) Tenindja Louise Coulibaly, FSSM/CNEREE, Morocco Marie-Noëlle Pons, Lorraine University, Nancy (France) scientific research results carried out all over the world and allowing to launch new collaborative actions and Massimo Del Buba, Florence University, Florence (Italy) Miquel Salgot, Barcelona University, Barcelone (Spain) Venue new networks to better face the challenges and handle the Miriam Balaban, Chief Editor of the Journal Deswater (Italy) risks for our water resources and human being. Mohamed Ksibi, Co-Editor-in-Chief of the journal EMJEI (Tunisia) Marrakech is home to the largest Medina in the world, Mohamed Loudiki, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia (Morocco) classified world heritage of UNESCO. Committees Mohamed Messouli, Faculty of Sciences Semlalia (Morocco) https://visitmarrakech.com/ Mohammed Hmidat, Najah National University, Nablus, Palestine Marrakech is at few hours’ flight from the most important Mohammed Ghamizi, Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) Honorary Committee Monia Achak, Chouaib Doukkali University (Morocco) African, Arab and European cities. Furthermore, Marrakech Mostafa Stitou, Abdelmalek Saadi University (Morocco) Menara airport is inside the city at about 6 kilometers of the President of Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech Mounir El Achaby, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (Morocco) downtown Dean of Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Marrakech Nesrine Boujelben, National engineering school of Sfax (Tunisia) Dean of Faculty of Sciences and Techniques, Marrakech Olfa Mahjoub, INGREF, Tunis (Tunisia) For more information, please contact: Ompe Aimé Mudimu, Cologne University (Germany) General Chair of WATMED9 Ouafa Cherifi, Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech (Morocco) WATMED9 Secretary Salah Er-Raki, Cadi Ayyad University (Morocco) Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco Prof. Laila Mandi, National Center for Studies and Research on Shehdeh Jodeh, Najah National University, Nablus (Palestine) Tel/Fax: +212 5 24 43 48 13 Water and Energy (CNEREE), Faculty of Sciences Semlalia, Souad Elhajjaji, , Rabat (Morocco) Cadi Ayyad University, Marrakech, Morocco Suzan Kholeif, NIOF, Cairo (Egypt) Email: [email protected] Zayneb Chaabene, Faculty of Science, Sfax (Tunisia) Web site: http://watmed9.uca.ma/